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By Justin Rosenberg NASSAU, Bahamas – No university was more excited to hear their bowl destination than the Central Michigan University Chippewas. The team’s reaction to being selected as a participant in the 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl went viral, and their excitement hasn’t ceased since. But no amount of enthusiasm could prepare them for what…

WKU QUOTES: December 20, 2014 WKU Head Coach Jeff Brohm Now that you’ve made it off the mainland and through customs, what are your thoughts on being here in the Bahamas? “Well, we couldn’t be happier. This is a premier destination. Our team, our fans, our families are excited to finally getting here and we are…

Central Michigan and WKU finally made the trips from their home bases to the Islands of the Bahamas on Saturday. Kennedy Hardman takes you inside the team arrivals at the Atlantis Bahamas as the student-athletes take in the beauty of the resort and the hospitality of the people who call it home.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The highly anticipated inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl is set for noon EST at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on December 24, 2014, in Nassau, Bahamas. The game will be televised live on ESPN, featuring the Central Michigan University Chippewas from the Mid-American Conference against the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers from Conference…

NASSAU, Bahamas – Veteran ESPN SportsCenter anchor and play-by-play announcer Steve Levy will call the action, College Football Final studio analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May will bring their extensive football acumen to the broadcast booth and Laura Rutledge will report from the sidelines for ESPN at the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on December 24.…

Thursday afternoon, in front of a packed house of media and officials from the Bahamas at the Atlantis in Nassau, the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl took an opportunity to introduce the participating institutions and preview the bowl week events. Bahamas Bowl President and Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Executive Director Lea Miller, Popeyes…

There are TV reveals of bowl bids, like there were on Sunday afternoon for the College Football Playoff, and there is finding out where you are going for bowl season in the most well-thought way possible. That's what Central Michigan did when they brought their entire team to announce where they were headed Sunday afternoon.…

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Mid-American Conference’s Central Michigan Chippewas and Conference USA’s WKU Hilltoppers have accepted bids to play in the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Wednesday, December 24 in Nassau’s Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium at Noon ET. The game will be televised on ESPN and carried by ESPN Radio. The 7-5 Chippewas and…

NASSAU, Bahamas – Almost all of the games have been played, and finally, the teams set to participate in the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on December 24 will be revealed to the public this Sunday, December 7. The announcement of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl matchup will take place sometime after 3 p.m. ET, following the…

Click here to read the 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 15 (PDF) POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL WEEK 15 NOTEBOOK CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES EDITION (December 5-6) MEDIA CREDENTIAL APPLICATION: sportssystems.com/bahamasbowl (DEADLINE: December 12) PASSPORT STAMPED (BOWL ELIGIBLE): Bowling Green (7-5), Central Michigan (7-5), Louisiana Tech (8-4), Marshall (11-1), Middle Tennessee (6-6), Northern Illinois (10-2), Ohio (6-6), Old…